true state; actual condition; reality
team competition; team game
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
few decades; many decades; several decades
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
to be on the right track; to go well
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
recovering one's spirits; rejuvenation; refection
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
approval; acceptance; toleration
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
human wave attack; human wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
ornamental garden stone (placed to give a natural appearance); garden rock; sacrifice stones; sacrifice (of oneself, one's career, etc.); stones used in a foundation; riprap
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
right in the middle (of); midst; height
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
water's edge; beach; foreshore
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
castle site; ruins of a castle
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
to crumble away; to collapse
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
drought; long spell of dry weather
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
haori and hakama (Japanese male formal attire)
full dress; formal dress; uniform